Ledger Receives Oscar Nom On Anniversary of His Death

Ledger Receives Oscar Nom On Anniversary of His Death
Copyright 2008 Carlo Allegri / Getty Images
Heath Ledger has received an Oscar nomination for his performance in 'The Dark Knight,' one year after his tragic death.

The actor most recently won a posthumous Golden Globe for his role as the Joker in the film.

The film's director, Christopher Nolan, took the stage and accepted the statuette, saying, "for any of us lucky enough to work with him ... he will be eternally missed but he will never be forgotten."

Published 1/22/09 by the Insider

Comments (3)

  • orLogin
  • This is entirely fair enough. This is the first comic-based film that is at all derserving of an Oscar, and if it weren't for Ledger's untimely death, it would have been ignored. Ledger deserves this Oscar, as he deserved one for Brokeback Mountai....
    Anonymous 1/24/09 Reply
  • He was good, but people made way too big of a deal over his death. We didn't even know him!!! It's like, hello?!?!?
    TaylorT2 1/23/09 Reply
    • You do have a point, I do agree a little, I liked him as an actor and I thought he did great in Darkknight as Joker but people do seem to believe it was the best performance ever or he is the best actor ever. Which also brought this movie up to an...
      AustenT 1/23/09